Birth date and place
Born on 8 May 1971 in Pavlodar.
PERSON
Roman Sklyar
Former First Deputy Prime Minister, minister and infrastructure official. Appointed Head of the Presidential Administration on 5 May 2026.
Archival source 21.10.2026
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Biography from sources
Education
- Pavlodar State University – civil engineer.
- Moscow Institute of Modern Business – economist.
- Kazakh Institute of Law and International Relations – lawyer.
Biography
Roman Sklyar began work as a fitter and installer in Ekibastuz. He worked in private companies in Pavlodar, then in city and regional administration, and led infrastructure and municipal services in Astana.
His posts included Vice Minister of Transport and Communications, Vice President of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Mazhilis deputy, and Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in 2019–2022 and First Deputy Prime Minister in 2022–2026.
On 5 May 2026, he was appointed Head of Kazakhstan’s Presidential Administration.
Career from source
- 1989 – fitter and installer at Ekibastuzugleavtomatika.
- 1989–1990 – installer at Kazpromtekhmontazh.
- From 1990 – safety engineer at Vakhinvest in Pavlodar.
- 1990–1999 – commercial division head, deputy director and general director at Ansat-Pavlodar.
- 1999–2002 – director of Tynys in Pavlodar.
- 2002–2003 – division head in the regional office of the Finance Ministry’s insolvent-debtors committee.
- 2003–2005 – work in Pavlodar’s municipal administration.
- From January 2005 – chief inspector to the Akim of Pavlodar Region.
- From April 2005 – Chief of Staff to the Akim of Pavlodar city.
- From 2006 – Deputy Akim of Pavlodar city.
- 2006–2007 – infrastructure development division head in Astana’s Akim Office.
- 2007–2008 – director of Astana’s Energy and Municipal Services Department.
- 2008–2010 – Deputy Akim of Pavlodar Region.
- 2010–2011 – First Deputy Akim of Pavlodar Region.
- 2011–2013 – Vice Minister of Transport and Communications.
- 2014–2016 – Vice President of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
- 2016 – Mazhilis deputy and chair of the Committee for Economic Reform and Regional Development.
- From May 2016 – Vice Minister of National Economy.
- 2016–2019 – Vice Minister, then First Vice Minister of Investments and Development.
- February–September 2019 – Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development.
- 2019–2022 – Deputy Prime Minister.
- 2022–2026 – First Deputy Prime Minister.
- 5 May 2026 – appointed Head of the Presidential Administration.
Timeline
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